Reuters People News Summary

December 26, 2012|Reuters

Following is a summary of current people news briefs.

Ex-U.S. President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bushis in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in"guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath saidWednesday. "The president is alert and conversing with medicalstaff, and is surrounded by family," McGrath said in astatement.

Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart most bankable Hollywoodstars

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actresses Natalie Portman and KristenStewart are Hollywood's most bankable stars and provide studioswith the highest average returns for their films, according toForbes.com. Academy award winner Portman topped the list ofbest actors for the buck, providing about $42.70 for everydollar she earns.

Just A Minute With: Hugh Jackman on "Les Miserables"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian actor Hugh Jackman says hisbackground in musical theater and action films made him feel"like all the stars were aligning" when he took on the starringrole of Jean Valjean in the new movie version of "LesMiserables." Jackman, 44, perhaps best known for his portrayalof Wolverine in the "X-Men" movie franchise, spoke to Reutersabout the demands of the role in British director Tom Hooper'sadaptation of the musical sensation that opened when Jackmanwas still a teenager.